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Month: September 2012

ARTHUR’S DAY – UPSTAIRS – FREE

Arthur’s Day is a celbration of not just the main man himself but a celbreation of Irish Culture and Music.

Whelan’s Upstairs has some of the most amazing bands on the scene this Thursday.

FREE IN/NO TICKET NEEDED

17:00 Radio Active Grandma
18.05 Trampz
19.10 C-Fit
20.15 The Rusty Fixtures
21.10 Empire Saints
22.05 Juliets Rescue
23.05 Radio Room
00.05 Punch Face Champions

ROSS BREEN

ROSS BREEN

& BAND

+ GUESTS

—–Winner of Tom Dunne’s ‘Ireland’s Best Unsigned Singer-Songwriter’——-

A full-band Friday night show for you to enjoy upstairs in Whelans on 12th October.

Monet (official video):

Keep The Light On (live):

When I Met The Devil (official video):

 

TICKETS

€5

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue (FREE ENTRY, 12am).

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR w/
IT WAS ALL A BIT BLACK AND WHITE

featuring –

IT WAS ALL A BIT BLACK AND WHITE

+ HUNK

Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.

Doors: 11:30pm

– Sign up for guest list HERE –

Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.

TICKETS

FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat)

O EMPEROR

Whelanslive.com presents

O EMPEROR

Double A side single launch – “ELECTRIC TONGUES/ERMAN GOU”

+ DEAF JOE

Quiet on the home-front O Emperor have had a busy 2012 which saw them releasing “HITHER THITHER” in Europe on independent German label K and F Records, supporting the release with European tour dates.

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COMMON WOLF

COMMON WOLF

+ guests

Common Wolf were formed early in the summer of 2011. The founding members, Ross O’Farrell and Glenn Malone, were always keen on starting a group sheerly because of their love for spectacular live performance and beat driven music.

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KOPEK

KOPEK

+ LADYDOLL & FACTIONS

After a list of summer festivals under their belt, including a tour of The Hard Rock Cafes in Germany and a reckoning show at Download Festival in The UK along with a stomping set at Westport Music Festival last month

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PETE PAMF SEXTETTE

Live from the Window at Whelan’s

PETE PAMF SEXTETTE

_Plays Whelan’s Bar_

Doors 7pm – Free Entry

 

SHOVE

SHOVE

+ guests

Formed in 2008 by Gary and Garrett, Shove was conceived as a a pure rock band and a vehicle for the two musicians to showcase and continue their long standing song writing partnership in the Irish music scene.

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GREG CLIFFORD

GREG CLIFFORD

– DEBUT ALBUM LAUNCH –

+  GUESTS

Greg Clifford is a talented, multi-instrumentalist from Dublin. Clifford’s style is an amalgamation of singer songwriter with rock, blues, jazz and folk.

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LUKA BLOOM

Conor Byrne and Whelanslive presents

LUKA BLOOM

+ STEVE COONEY

“This New Morning is a treasure: beautifully sung, played and produced. It’s blooming great” – Vulgo

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DARRAGH CULLEN

DARRAGH CULLEN

+ guests

After his barnstorming performance at Electric Picnic, Darragh is thrilled to come to Whelan’s to launch his eagerly anticipated second album, “Whisper & Silent Screams”, with a full band show.

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DIG A LITTLE DEEPER

DIG A LITTLE DEEPER

+ SUZANNE SAVAGE

 Dig A Little Deeper play music from their forthcoming debut album, ‘Songs From The Small Hours’ . The album combines eleven original songs across any genre; jazz, pop, country, blues, with openness and versatility from musicians from Ireland’s jazz community. 

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VILLAGERS

Whelanslive.com presents

VILLAGERS

+ guests

In addition to UK and European tour dates with Grizzly Bear, Villagers have announced details of some intimate headline shows, including a date in Whelan’s on Tuesday 13th November.

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LIZ CARROLL, MÁIRTÍN O CONNOR & DAVE FLYNN

Liffey Bank Sessions presents

LIZ CARROLL
MÁIRTÍN O CONNOR
DAVE FLYNN

And Special Guest

CHARLIE LENNON

The Tune Makers tour brings together some of the most prolific composers in Irish traditional music for the first time to showcase their own tunes as well as performing material from other well-known tune writers.

Liz Carroll was a junior and senior All-Ireland Fiddle Champion, and has toured as a solo artist and with the Greenfields of America, Trian, String Sisters, and with John Doyle. In 2009 she became the first Irish- American musician nominated for a Grammy.

Máirtín O’Connor was one of the main musical forces behind Riverdance, and is also known for his work with Dé Dannan, Midnight Well, Skylark and as a solo artist.

Dave Flynn is an award-winning composer whose music has been performed by artists including the Smith Quartet and the ConTempo Quartet, Prague and Irish Chamber Orchestras and Martin Hayes at festivals including Summergarden, New York and Prague Premieres.

The Tune Makers tour has been made possible thanks to the support of An Arts Council of Ireland Touring and Dissemination Award.

TICKETS

€17 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone or creditcard bookings)

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Indie DJ from 11pm til late or you might even catch the end of Song Cycle, our weekly singer-songwriter showcase in the front bar.

MATT CORBY

Whelanslive.com presents

MATT CORBY

+ BEARS DEN (UK)

Still only in his early 20s, Matt Corby’s songs and vocals elicit a sensation that is nothing short of captivating. Having previously been compared to legendary artists such as Nick Drake and Jeff Buckley

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THE YOUNG FOLK

THE YOUNG FOLK

+ guest

The Young Folk have announced a date in Whelan’s, Dublin on Friday 16th November in aid of Sophia Housing Association, with a release of a charity single on the night.

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BATS – ALBUM LAUNCH w/ NO SPILL BLOOD & TURNING DOWN SEX

Richter Collective presents

BATS

‘THE SLEEP OF REASON’
ALBUM LAUNCH

With very special guests

NO SPILL BLOOD & TURNING DOWN SEX

BATS are a group of mammals comprised of various molecules based mainly on carbon.

They began their musical quest in 2006, releasing an EP ‘Cruel Sea Scientist’ in 2007 and their debut LP ‘Red In Tooth & Claw’, produced by Converge’s Kurt Ballou, in 2009. Sporting their own brand of science inspired post-hardcore and danceable post-punk, they’ve played support to such big-name acts as The Locust, These Arms Are Snakes, Gang Gang Dance, Sebadoh and Chrome Hoof. With the forthcoming release of their sophmore album ‘The Sleep of Reason’ , produced by These Arms Are Snakes’ Chris Common, BATS seek to continue their ongoing quest of promoting science and reason while combating superstition and pseudoscience with blastable riffage and erudite hookage. This will be the final release on Irish label The Richter Collective, set for release on October 20th of this year.

No Spill Blood :
Ireland’s vitalic rock scene has once again created musical alchemy in the form of No Spill Blood. A band formed from the much-loved, respected and established bands Adebisi Shank, Hands Up Who Wants To Die , Elk and Magic Pockets just after releasing their debut EP Street Meat internationally through Sargent House.

Matt Hedigan (Hands Up Who Wants To Die, Elk) on bass and vocals, Ruadhan O’Meara (Magic Pockets) on synths and Lar Kaye (Adebisi Shank) on drums took time out of their other bands to jam in Dublin in early 2011 after Matt had moved to the city from Cork. The trio’s shared musical influences, the agile post-rock electronic punch of Trans Am, the playful noise of Devo and the low-down post-punk of the Melvins can be heard melded into No Spill Blood’s spirited hurtling rhythms.

Turning Down Sex :
Turning Down Sex is an instrumental band from Dublin/Wicklow, playing a groovy mix of effect-laden math, loud noise and intricate hardcore.
They released a split EP on Quarter Inch Collective with Ginola

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TICKETS

€10 / €15 w/ Album available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone or creditcard bookings from WaV)

AFTER THE GIG:

Whelan’s Indie Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm or check out the bands playing The Midnight Hour in the upstairs venue (FREE ENTRY, 12am).

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THE BAMBIR


Live from the Window @ Whelan’s

THE BAMBIR

– PLAY THE FRONT BAR –

The Bambir have gathered their childhood appreciation for hard rock and smuggled vinyl, Armenian traditional music and poetry, pulsing beats and whirling trances, ancient tales and pagan wails and pumped it into their own unique sound. Even though they’ve only been in Ireland for a few months, they’re already causing a stir with their music, their tribal nature, and their beards.

The sounds of Narek Barseghyan (song-writer, vocals, guitar), Arman Kocharyan (bass guitar, vocals), Arik Grigoryan (song-writer, flutes and woodwinds, vocals, percussion), and Vardan Paremuzyan (drums, percussion, vocals) are hard to describe. They’ve heard it all- “Armenian metal with flutes!” “Combination Led Zeppelin and Gogol Bordello!” “Folk-rock, but loud! Really loud!” “Mars Volta punching Jethro Tull in the face!” Narek prefers to call it Archive Rock- taking a little piece of everything from the history of rock ‘n’ roll. “An artist’s job is to search,” Narek says, basing his lyrics in metamorphosis and the imitation of reality or your imperfect idea of it.

Join them in the front bar every Wednesday in April for some music, some beverages, and the occasional poetry reading. Whatever you need to get you through the week. Free-in, 8pm!

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ARMY OF BANDITS

Live from the Window at Whelan’s

ARMY OF BANDITS

– PLAY THE FRONT BAR –

7pm – FREE ENTRY

The core members of “Captain Magic” -a long standing Dublin based funk band- along with some fresh faces from the Dublin music scene, started a recording project in January, 2011

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MOO

Live from the Window at Whelan’s

MOO

– PLAY THE FRONT BAR –

7pm – FREE ENTRY

When the Great God of Rock n’ Roll was finished, he surveyed the panorama of long hair, guitars and drums he had created, and as he did so he noted he still had some scraps of raw material left over– a dollop of Western, a scoop of Rockabilly, a whole bottle of pure Rock n’ Roll essence itself and a few truckloads of Good Time.

JASON AND THE SCORCHERS

JASON AND THE SCORCHERS

+ GUESTS

With the release of HALCYON TIMES, Jason & The Scorchers have accomplished an extremely rare feat: almost 30 years into their career they have made a rock ‘n’ roll record every bit as dynamic and mind-blowing as their vintage work. Very few rock bands can make this claim. Jason & The Scorchers can, they should, and they do.

The band’s story essentially starts in the late 1970s. Warner E. Hodges, the son of country musicians Blanche and Ed Hodges, was living in Nashville after his dad’s retirement from the military. Warner had played drums as a boy for his parents’ USO bands. He knew country music inside out. However, as a teenage rebel, he got hooked on early AC/DC and the first wave of punk rockers, waving that flag with high-decibel pride. In Nashville’s schmaltzy country pop atmosphere of that time, he stood out like a pig in a perfume shop. He played in punk and rock bands with his friends Perry Baggs and Jeff Johnson, two other tough street rockers in a genteel Southern town. They made a lot of noise but were essentially ignored outside of Nashville’s tiny rock community.

That all changed July 4, 1981, when a skinny, fresh-faced farm boy arrived in Nashville like thousands before him: with nothing but a van filled with music equipment and a heart filled with dreams. Jason Ringenberg really was the son of an Illinois hog farmer, and he really did grow up walking the Rock Island Line railroad tracks that bordered their farm. He played in country and psychobilly bands like Shakespeare’s Riot and The Catalinas in Illinois, but felt compelled to move to Nashville, that Mecca that eventually draws in all dreamers. His vision was to combine traditional American roots music, especially country, with a modern punk rock energy and ethos. Little did he know just how dramatically that vision would be realized.

As fate would have it, he got an apartment behind Cantrell’s, Nashville’s only club that allowed punk rockers through the door at that time. Immediately he met Jack Emerson, then a Vanderbilt college student. Ringenberg explained his vision to Emerson, who instantly committed to this earnest young man’s idea, offering to play bass and to help put a band together. In two weeks they did just that, christening the band Jason & The Nashville Scorchers. With Emerson on bass, a law student on guitar, and a Sex Pistols tribute singer on drums, they found impressive gigs from the start. Their first was opening for Carl Perkins, their second opening for a young Athens band named R.E.M.

That version of Jason & The Nashville Scorchers was absolutely horrible, but Hodges and Johnson came to one of the shows and sensed a kindred spirit in Ringenberg. When that first band fell apart, Johnson offered to take up the bass, and Hodges joined on guitar. (Emerson moved over to manager duties, eventually going on to become a major music executive in the Americana world.) Hodges then brought in his high school buddy Baggs and the epic band was born, playing its first show on New Years Eve 1981. In a matter of weeks the pioneers were packing rooms around Nashville and had released their first 45, the four-song RECKLESS COUNTRY SOUL EP on Emerson’s Praxis label. Many point to this as the first true cowpunk/alt-country record in music history. After its release the band traveled the country relentlessly in Ringenberg’s 1971 decrepit Econoline, assaulting any stage that would carry them.

Jason & The Scorchers’ shows revolutionized the way people thought of rock ’n’ roll and country music. Lives were changed. This was 1982, a time when playing a country song while wearing a Mohawk or shaved head could land the performer in the hospital. No one ever went away from a Scorchers show without having strong opinions about it. People either wanted to feed them or fight them, and both extremes happened regularly. There was something radically holy about what they did, maintaining the integrity of country while attacking the music with an energy equal to the wildest punk rock bands. R.E.M became huge fans and the bands toured together. People as disparate as Steve Jones from the Sex Pistols, Bill Wyman of The Stones, or Bill Golden from The Oak Ridge Boys came to their shows. The Nashville Scorchers would play The Bluegrass Inn one night and then open for Circle Jerks the next. Everything raced ahead at breakneck speed. In 1983 they released their landmark record FERVOR, a six-song EP that “rewrote the history of rock ’n’ roll in the South” (Jimmy Guterman in Rolling Stone). The record earned them EP of the Year in The Village Voice and The New York Times. Folks began to take those crazed hillbillies seriously.

After a 1983 California run of dates, a major label bidding war erupted over the band, and they chose Capitol/EMI as their home. FERVOR was reissued with a cover of Bob Dylan’s ABSOLUTELY SWEET MARIE in January 1984, and the band went to Europe, performing to explosive crowds. One writer from the UK’s prestigious New Music Express called their Marquee show “one of the Top Five gigs of all time.”

Their classic LOST AND FOUND followed in 1985. The songwriting in the band had matured, and the roadwork had honed the band’s musicianship to a new high. Yes, Hodges, Johnson and Baggs were street guys, punk rockers, and Ringenberg was straight off the farm, but their playing was incendiary. They were from Music City, by God! Hodges was being talked about as a rock savior, a true guitar hero in the classic old school mold of Keef and Angus, but with country chops to sweeten the bravado. WHITE LIES, co-written by drummer Baggs, got on MTV. Folks were beginning to say they were the best band on the planet, the “Next Big Thing.”

The glory, warranted as it was, turned out to be fleeting. Rock ‘n’ roll excess, record company problems, and corporate radio’s resistance to the band began to drain the magic. STILL STANDING came out in 1986 to very mixed reviews, very little airplay, and a broken buzz. Johnson left the band in mid-1987 and the band was redlined by EMI.

Hodges, Ringenberg, and Baggs gamely struggled on, putting together a five-piece rock band with Ken Fox on bass and future super sideman Andy York on utility instruments and second guitar. They landed a deal with A&M and released THUNDER AND FIRE in late 1989, after spending two years writing and recording it. The record was the band’s worst seller of the decade. To put nails in the coffin, Baggs developed severe diabetes while they toured with Bob Dylan. A&M unceremoniously dropped the band, after which Hodges called up Ringenberg to say he couldn’t go on with it, and that the band should call it quits. Ringenberg didn’t argue. Everyone parted ways, but interestingly there was little bitterness between them, an amazing thing considering all they had been through.

Three years later, Johnson floated the idea of reuniting the original band for a tour. He talked Hodges and Ringenberg into it, and they hit the road again in early 1993. At that time the “alternative country” was the New Cool Thing. Bands like Wilco, Son Volt, and The Bottle Rockets were having respectable commercial success, whilst acknowledging JATS as the pioneers and groundbreakers of the movement. The Country Music Hall of Fame included a permanent exhibit of the band in 1994. Folks were talking about them again, and venues were filling up. They signed with Mammoth and proceeded to have another productive run in the ‘90s, releasing A BLAZING GRACE (1995), CLEAR IMPETUOUS MORNING (1996), and MIDNIGHT ROADS AND STAGES SEEN (1998). MIDNIGHT ROADS had Kenny Ames performing admirably on bass, after Johnson departed in 1996 on amicable terms to pursue his film making dream, permanently leaving the music business.

At the start of the new millennium, the band was comfortably doing occasional shows, although there was no drive to record new material. JATS suffered a significant blow in 2003 when Baggs decided to leave the band for health reasons and to pursue his solo persona. Ringenberg was stunned: “With both Perry and Jeff gone, I had no stomach for it anymore. I felt that we were milking the legacy, a shadow of our past. I was just waiting for a good excuse to retire JATS.” For the next few years the band would do an odd show here and there, with Fenner Castner doing a heroic job filling in for Baggs, but JATS was slowly fading to gray. Hodges joined Dan Baird’s Homemade Sin and did some solo work, whilst Ringenberg hit a seam as kid’s music star Farmer Jason.

Hodges, to his eternal credit, kept the band from folding. “I don’t know if it was ‘keeping the band alive’ as much as feeling like we still had something to say,” he said. “I still felt all these years later, that we had a great record in us. JATS just wasn’t over, in my head. I felt we had a bunch more music in us.”

As Hodges was expanding his musicial network, playing with Homemade Sin and The Stacie Collins Band, he quietly began laying the groundwork for a new record and band. When Ames left the band in early 2008, Hodges worked in Al Collins, bassist and band leader of the Stacie Collins Band. The new bassist turned out to be perfect for them. In Hodges’ words, “I asked Al to join the band because he ‘got’ the older records, and knew JATS’ place in music history. He is also the easiest guy in the world to get along with, on top of the fact he’s a monster bass player.” They toured Europe in May 2008, this time with Swedish musician Pontus Snibb on drums. The new Snibb/Collins rhythm section turned out to be a godsend, giving the band a dramatic new energy and rock solid groove. The tour was an unabashed success, and the mojo was rolling off the stage once more.

That summer the Americana Music Association bestowed upon the band its 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award for Performance, further stoking the buzz. Momentum grew, with more good fortune coming their way. One day at lunch, Ringenberg and JATS manager Deb Whittington determined that economically there was no way they could afford to cut a record. As they were leaving the restaurant to tell Hodges that the dream was over, they ran into the Music Producers Institute’s founder Steve Fishell, who on the spot offered to give them studio time in return for allowing people to attend the sessions. In a moment, destiny did a 180-degree turn. Immediately songs fell out of the sky at an astounding rate. They started writing in December and by late February the songs were finished. In one week they wrote ten songs, with Tommy Womack, Ginger from The Wildhearts, and Dan Baird all camping out at Hodges’ home to help the cause. Friends came out of the woodwork to lend a hand. Baird volunteered to play rhythm guitar so Hodges and Ringenberg could “do their thing.” The band went into the studio in early April, filled with fire and hope. Brad Jones co-produced the record with Hodges. For the first time in their history, Jason and the Scorchers recorded the basic tracks live in the studio, with real folks actually watching and contributing to the vibe.

The resulting album, HALCYON TIMES, speaks for itself. This record is no “return to their roots.” It is instead a creative leap forward, showing the band at its peak, not on some sort of self-absorbed nostalgia trip. MOONSHINE GUY opens the record, full of bravado and bravery, driven by a character who “yells and he roars / likes The Stones, hates the Doors.” Whilst MONA LEE is certainly as exciting as anything the band has ever recorded, but it’s hard to pick a standout track on the record – they are all that strong. Hodges’ guitar work has never been better, full of style and inspired originality, while Ringenberg rocks like he is still 18, leaping off the edge of the world, laughing while doing it. Snibb and Collins supply that elusive, magic rock ‘n’ roll groove, full of energy but grounded in confident unhurried power. Brad Jones, no stranger to the studio, says of Snibb, “Pontus might be the best rock ’n’ roll drummer I have ever worked with.” However, like all classic rock records, HALCYON TIMES has more than enough moments of sublime grace to balance out the hormones. Listen to the 12-string guitar on LAND OF THE FREE. It’s like stepping into a Steinbeck novel. Or put on headphones and let MOTHER OF GREED take you down a road that winds from northern Wales in 1910 to Birmingham, Alabama, in 2009, the protagonists careening from one set of “arms of need” into another. It’s that kind of song, literary without being pretentious. In terms of production, it’s hard to imagine a better team than Hodges and Brad Jones. They succeeded in making a JATS record that captures the live energy of the band, with enough added ear candy to keep you coming back for repeated listens. This release almost demands multiple listening experiences; there is so much to take in.

Fourteen songs deep, covering a staggering range of emotions and style, HALCYON TIMES shows Jason & The Scorchers not only celebrating thirty years of creating music, but still expanding that creative envelope, still in command of their legacy. You can bet your life that in concert they will deliver with equal majesty. Catch their shows as they continue to find themselves out on that Lost Highway.

ACCOLADES

Jason & The Scorchers – Lifetime Achievement Award Winners For Performance – AMERICANA MUSIC ASSOCIATION

“One of the most vital kick-ass southern gentry groups to ever walk the planet: Jason & The Scorchers are back.” – CLASSIC ROCK

“Though Gram Parsons and Uncle Tupelo have elicited more reverence as country rock avatars, Jason’s musical imprint remains more vital than either’s.” NO DEPRESSION

“Someday, Jason & The Scorchers may play a mediocre set. But it won’t be in this lifetime.” BILLBOARD

“They’re contenders for best band on the planet.” AUSTIN CHRONICLE

“…the greatest rock showmen of the year.” NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS

“The Scorchers are the real deal, the spontaneous combustion of country roots and rock & roll fervor.” ROLLING STONE

“Like Ron Woods with the Faces, Hodges rolls and breathes through his driving rhythm parts, and digs into his solos like a man possessed.” GUITAR PLAYER

“Touring has toned up the band’s showmanship and further revved up its music, making Jason & The Scorchers one of the great rock bands…” NEW YORK TIMES

“Their Marquee Club show was one of the top 5 gigs of all time!” MELODY MAKER

“There is nothing hokey about Jason & The Scorchers. Their roots are country, their raw sound is rock ‘n’ roll, and their songs a natural synthesis of both.” CHICAGO SUN TIMES

“Nashville’s greatest rock band!” THE TENNESSEAN

TICKETS

€18 available online from WAV Tickets [Lo-Call 1890 200 078] (50c per ticket service charge applies on phone or creditcard bookings)

AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Indie/Electro Club w/ Late Bar from 10:30pm til late (FREE ENTRY).

RAINY BOY SLEEP

Aiken Promotions presents

RAINY BOY SLEEP

+ guests

With his unique songwriting, haunting voice and production skills, Rainy Boy Sleep is one of Northern Ireland’s most exciting new solo acts.

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THE BAMBIR


Live from the Window @ Whelan’s

THE BAMBIR

– PLAY THE FRONT BAR –

The Bambir have gathered their childhood appreciation for hard rock and smuggled vinyl, Armenian traditional music and poetry, pulsing beats and whirling trances, ancient tales and pagan wails and pumped it into their own unique sound. Even though they’ve only been in Ireland for a few months, they’re already causing a stir with their music, their tribal nature, and their beards.

The sounds of Narek Barseghyan (song-writer, vocals, guitar), Arman Kocharyan (bass guitar, vocals), Arik Grigoryan (song-writer, flutes and woodwinds, vocals, percussion), and Vardan Paremuzyan (drums, percussion, vocals) are hard to describe. They’ve heard it all- “Armenian metal with flutes!” “Combination Led Zeppelin and Gogol Bordello!” “Folk-rock, but loud! Really loud!” “Mars Volta punching Jethro Tull in the face!” Narek prefers to call it Archive Rock- taking a little piece of everything from the history of rock ‘n’ roll. “An artist’s job is to search,” Narek says, basing his lyrics in metamorphosis and the imitation of reality or your imperfect idea of it.

Join them in the front bar every Wednesday in April for some music, some beverages, and the occasional poetry reading. Whatever you need to get you through the week. Free-in, 8pm!

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THE JOURNALS + THE TRAP

THE JOURNALS

THE TRAP

+ Trapped in a Cabin & Pharaohs

The Journals are an emerging four-piece from Dublin, they have been playing across the city since 2010 and have released several EPs, all of which were made free to download. Formed when schoolmates Alex Cummins (drums) and Ollie Moyles (guitar) began creating and covering songs in an attic, the band quickly added bassist Niall Thornton and guitarist Fergus Cahillane and began creating music and playing shows. After supporting Cashier No.9 in 2011, they were described as “a cross between The Pixies and The Stunning”. Currently working on a 3rd EP, they have since supported the likes of “Something Happens” in Whelans and “Movie Script Ending” in the Sugar Club. Their influences range from the soft, mellow vibes of Bon Iver, to the clamber of Manchester Orchestra.

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AFTER THE GIG

Whelan’s Indie DJ from 11pm til late or you might even catch the end of Jaime Nanci and the Blue Boys in the front bar (9pm, Free).

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR w/
STORYFOLD

featuring –

STORYFOLD

Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.

Doors: 11:30pm

Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.

TICKETS

FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat)

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR w/
MYLES MANLEY

featuring –

MYLES MANLEY

Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.

Doors: 11:30pm

Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.

TICKETS

FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat)

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR w/
KA TET

featuring –

KA TET

Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.

Doors: 11:30pm

Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.

TICKETS

FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat)

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR w/
WE THE PEOPLE

featuring –

WE THE PEOPLE

Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.

Doors: 11:30pm

Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.

TICKETS

FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat)

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR w/
PROTOBABY

featuring –

PROTOBABY

Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.

Doors: 11:30pm

Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.

TICKETS

FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat)

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR w/
GUILTY OPTICS & HUNK

featuring –

GUILTY OPTICS

+ HUNK

Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.

Doors: 11:30pm

Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.

TICKETS

FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat)

Confirm on facebook for guestlist HERE

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR w/
THE CURTAIN THIEVES

featuring –

THE CURTAIN THIEVES

Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.

Doors: 11:30pm

Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.

TICKETS

FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat)

THE MIDNIGHT HOUR w/
SUPERBLONDES

featuring –

SUPERBLONDES

Upstairs@Whelan’s from Midnight.

Doors: 11:30pm

Whelanslive.com is proud to bring you The Midnight Hour. Showcasing the best new talent in Ireland.

TICKETS

FREE before 10:30pm, Club entry applies after 10:30pm (Thur/Fri/Sat)

HONNINGBARNA

Whelanslive.com presents

HONNINGBARNA

+ GUESTS

“Well i’m a man that has seen some punk rock bands in his time and some rock and roll bands in his time, and let me tell you:

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